Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 377 | 940 | 790 | 768 | 605 | 551 | 485 | 437 | 313 | 217 | 191 | 147 | 139 | 102 | 115 | 65 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.75m | 12:47PM1.92m | 1:09AM1.81m | 1:44PM2.02m | 2:06AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.30m | 6:23AM0.19m | 7:01PM0.24m | 7:19AM0.11m | 7:59PM0.18m | 8:17AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 590 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 377 | 327 | 790 | 768 | 605 | 551 | 485 | 437 | 313 | 217 | 191 | 147 | 139 | 102 | 67 | 65 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 195 | 146 | 392 | 346 | 366 | 940 | 273 | 225 | 230 | 190 | 181 | 143 | 111 | 109 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 44 | 115 | 65 | 24 | 40 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 122 | 123 | 192 | 238 | 689 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 52 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 90 | 115 | 87 | 75 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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